Life's Good- CSI GD with 2 Crafty

I'm really happy to announce that I'm a Guest Designer this month at CSI as 2 Crafty is the main sponsor in February, which means gorgeous inspiration from our team, and a fabulous prize pack for one of the CSI players!

Come check out their blog here

This is what you can win if you participate in the CSI Challenge this month

Please visit all the guest designers' pages in the Guest Detective forum to say hi and to hear how they responded to our "Interrogation."

As always, Michele has created a fabulous set of printables for you! Check out the awesome globe and those cool travel icons Michele made for us! We can't wait to see how you use the Coordinates this week! 

CSI Coordinates can always be found at the bottom of the reveal threads.  Scroll all the way to the bottom, where it says "Attachments." They are just above the reply box. Read about some tips on how to use these cool printables here. 

February is the month of love and Valentine's Day, and this week's scene was found at Bouf when searching for an image of a romantic getaway.

So are you ready for this week's challenge? Grab your forensics kits, CSI members, and get ready for some serious sleuthing as we open Case File No. 58. 

How I solved the case:

I used all 5 colors from the palette which conveniently appeared in these beautiful Prima papers.

I used another picture from my recent trip to Florida and as testimony, I journaled about my daughter's love of the beach.

I used metal, String and Twine for Evidence.

Here are some close-ups:

There is also a great challenge at Berry71Bleu and it asks you to use blank space. I'm usually not one to leave blank space on a layout but this time I did and so I'm entering it for this challenge. It is hosted by Anupama!!

check it out here

THE SCHEME (USE ALL 5 COLORS)

• Drift Away - light aqua, taken from her skirt - 183.222.221
• Aqua Breeze - medium aqua, taken fromt he folds in her skirt - 137.190.182
• Golden Getaway - golden wheat, taken from the  mast - 242.221.176
• Apparent Wind - pale gray, taken from the cloudy sky - 234.235.237
• Take the Helm - Dark brown, taken from the top of the hull - 85.69.53

EVIDENCE (CHOOSE AT LEAST 2 ELEMENTS)

• wood
• metal
• string, fiber, twine
• jewels
• fabric
• leather
• create a jagged edge
• lacing
• clouds
• sailboat or other transportation accent
• something sheer, e.g. vellum
• washers/eyelets

TESTIMONY (CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 ELEMENT)

• Document a getaway.
• Look at your picture and let your thoughts wander and just write about what comes to mind.
• Write a comparison/ contrast paragraph or essay. Find ideas here and a how-to here.
• Be inspired by travel journaling sites, like this one or this one or this one.
• Put your journaling behind something sheer.
• Inspiration Words: -- romance, escape, reverie use these as inspiration for your journaling, not just as a title

COMPOSITE SKETCH: Feel free to rotate, substitute elements, etc., but use as inspiration for the design of your page.

Materials used:

Papers: Prima SunKIss

Flowers: MHC, Prima, Recollections

Butterflies: Webster's Pages

CW reverse chicken wire stencil

Twine, string, cheese cloth

Tim Holtz metal plate

brown pearls: Dollar store

Ranger Acrylic dabbers: blue and sand

2 Crafty Chipboard: Chicken wire, Life's Good title

  

We trust we've left enough clues for you to solve the case!

The deadline for completing Case File No. 58

is Sunday, February 17, 11:59 p.m. EST.

Thus, you have a week plus the two weekends to complete your layout.

(See count-down timer on the right-hand sidebar of most pages.)

We can't wait to see what YOU create!